Maurits& The Offline Club

A night offline among the masterpieces

Art, live music, creativity, and real conversations. On July 2, put your phone away for an evening during Mauritshuis & The Offline Club and experience a night like before we were all glued to our phones. Finally read that book or journal beside Girl with a Pearl Earring, enjoy live music, and join workshops such as painting, a slow art tour, or a breathwork session. Make friendship bracelets, challenge someone to a game of chess, work on a puzzle, or create a collage. There’s plenty to do throughout the evening! Or simply stroll along beautiful paintings and have a good conversation.

Go offline for one evening among the masterpieces. Get your ticket now for just €15.

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During this special Maurits& edition, you’ll step back in time for a moment, to an era when life moved more slowly, people truly saw one another, and phones didn’t take center stage.* The first hour takes place in shared silence: enjoy the museum in silence, unwind and connect with yourself through offline activities. The rest of the evening is about connection and meeting others.

*At the start of the evening, you’ll hand in your phone to The Offline Club. Your mobile will enjoy a peaceful nap in our supervised phone hotel. Not comfortable with that? That’s perfectly fine too. You can simply switch off your phone and tuck it away deep in your bag.

What to expect?

Painting in our art studio
Calm live piano and guitar music
Slow art sessions led by guides
Relaxation spaces to read, write or do your own thing
Board games, chess, puzzles
Guided breathwork sessions
Conversations, reflection and connection
Creative workshops (mandalas, bracelets, origami, collages)

Practical info

18:45 – 19:30 | Arrival & Registration
19:30 – 19:45 | Welcome
19:45 – 20:45 | Connect with yourself in silence (live music)
20:45 – 22:15 | Connect with others
22:15 – 22:30 | Closing remarks & goodbye

A ticket for Maurits& The Offline Club is 15 euro.

Disclaimer: Thanks for entrusting us with your phone, we will take very good care of it. Good to know: The Offline Club cannot be held responsible for theft or loss. Want to hold onto it yourself? No problem. Just switch it off and keep it out of sight.

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Bezoekers kijken allemaal naar Meisje met de Parel van Johannes Vermeer in het Mauritshuis.

About The Offline Club

The Offline Club, born in Amsterdam, is a global community and events organization that invites people to spend time without their phones and make genuine connections. They host offline experiences in cafés, churches, and museums where you can relax, play, talk, and spend time together - without digital distractions. The goal is to foster calm, creativity, and human interaction in a time when screens dominates our lives.

About Maurits&

It is evening, but the doors of the Mauritshuis are slightly ajar. Soft light in the galleries washes over the paintings. In the foyer, music is playing, and from the bar you can hear a cocktail being shaken. You’ve never experienced the museum like this before.

Get to know the Mauritshuis through the eyes of a striking and influential guest curator. Experience a unique and inspiring evening filled with art, remarkable stories and encounters, music, workshops, and plenty of conviviality. The guest director shapes the program and is given full creative freedom.

Yoga, music, dance, spoken word. No two editions are ever the same. For one evening, the guest director becomes the “owner” of the Mauritshuis. An honourable role, taken seriously.

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Francis van Broekhuizen poseert in de Gouden Zaal van het Mauritshuis.

Previous editions

Previous guest directors have included Esther Vergeer, Janey Jacké, Miljuschka Witzenhausen, Hanna Verboom, Tatjana Almuli, Ahmet Polat, Vik Muniz, Pat Smith, Harold Hamersma, Eva Jinek, Jan Taminiau, Mark Rutte, André Kuipers, Wim Pijbes, Robert Kranenborg, Abdelkader Benali, Laurentien van Oranje, Neelie Kroes, Do, Tracy Chevalier, Imara Limon, Dominic Seldis, Peter Vandermeersch, Jort Kelder, Edwin Oudshoorn, Nupur Kohli, Pieter Zwart, Sjoerd van Schuylenburgh, Bibian Mentel, Corine Koole, Frank Ijpma, Marjolijn van Heemstra, Humberto Tan, Erben Wennemars, Menno van Gorp and Jandino Asporaat.